Baltimore and Boston are Now Participating in CBP's Pilot Bond Centralization Program, Etc
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has updated its Web site to announce that the ports of Baltimore, MD and Boston, MA are now participating in its Pilot Bond Centralization Program for Type 1 Importer continuous transaction bonds as of August 16, 2004.
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New Process for Inquiries/Comments Regarding Pilot
CBP has also posted to its Web site a notice outlining a new process for contacting the National Finance Center (NFC) in Indianapolis, IN regarding inquiries or comments on the Pilot Bond Centralization Program.
Under the current version of the Pilot Bond Centralization Program, participating ports fax Type 1 Importer continuous bond information to the Pilot Bond Centralization Team at the NFC so it can be reviewed, processed, and maintained in the automated system. Single transaction bonds continue to be processed at the local ports.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 04/23/04 news, 04042305, for most recent BP summary on the Pilot Bond Centralization Program.)
(In September 2003 CBP began a Pilot Bond Centralization Program at the NFC for Type 1 Importer continuous bonds submitted to the ports of St. Albans, VT; Chicago, IL; Buffalo, NY; Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport, CA; and Seattle, WA. In March 2004 the port of Miami, FL was added to the Pilot Bond Centralization Program. In May 2004 the ports of Detroit, MI; Cleveland, OH; and Port Huron, MI were added to the program. The port of Champlain, NY was added on June 7, 2004 and the ports of San Francisco, CA; Otay Mesa, CA; Calexico, CA; and Tecate, CA were added during the week of June 14, 2004. Most recently, the ports of Atlanta, GA and Philadelphia, PA became participants on August 2, 2004.)
Pilot Bond Centralization Program summary & contact list (dated 08/16/04) available athttp://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/communications_to_industry/pilot_program/.